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The early turbojet design patented in England in 1930 was developed by the English aviation engineer and pilot Sir Frank Whittle.12
Whittle first envisioned the concept of jet propulsion in 1928 while a cadet at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, and he subsequently conceived the turbojet design that linked a compressor, a combustion chamber, and a turbine in a single duct. Although his initial proposals were met with skepticism by the British Air Ministry, he successfully secured his patent in 1930. His engine design was first tested on the ground in 1937 and achieved its maiden flight in 1941, powering the Gloster E.28/39 aircraft.132